<![CDATA[ABSTRAKMahalnya harga pestisida kimia dan dampak negatif penggunaan pestisida kimia merupakan masalah penting dalam pengendalian hama tanaman. Oleh karena itu perlu dicari pestisida alternatif untuk mensubstiusi pestisida kimia. Pestisida alternatif tersebut harus efektif, mengurangi pencemaran lingkungan, dan harganya relatif murah. Pestisida nabati seperti Ekstrak Biji Mimba (EBM) dapat digunakan sebagai alternatif. EBM dapat berperan sebagai larvisida dan ovisida, menghambat perkembangan larva, memperpendek umur imago, dan mengurangi fekunditas. EBM sudah dicobakan antara lain untuk mengendalikan hama pada tanaman kapas, tembakau, kedelai, jeruk, dan sayuran. EBM menyebabkan kematian pada ulat jarak Achaea janata 78,9-100%. EBM yang dikombinasikan dengan biopestisida Helicovera armigera Nuclear Polyhedrosis Virus (HaNPV) untuk mengendalikan ulat kapas Helicoverpa sp dapat mengurangi biaya pengendalian hama sampai 63,4%. Kendala yang dihadapi dalam pengembangan EBM adalah daya bunuhnya lambat, berbeda dengan pestisida kimia. Strategi pengembangan pestisida nabati ke depan adalah perlu sosialisasi penggunaan pestisida nabati EBM kepada petani melalui Sekolah Lapang.Kata kunci: Azadirachta indica L., ekstrak biji mimba, pestisida nabati, poten-si, kendala, strategi pengembangan. ABSTRACTNeem Seed Extract as a Botanicals Pesticide: Potency, Problem, and Strategy for Its Develop-mentA hight cost of pesticide and effect of chemical pesticide are the main problems in pest control. Alternative pesticide should be found to substitute chemical pesticide. It is should be effective, reducing polution, and economic. The use of botanicals pesticide with a extraction method for production might be an alternative method. Based on this study, Neem Seed Extract (NSE) can be used as botanicals pesticide. NSE acted as a larvicide and an ovicide. NSE acted as a larvicide that delayed larval development, shorthened adult longivity, and decreased fecundity. NSE acted as an ovicide that decreased precentage of eggs hatching. NSE caused motality for castor oil worm Achaea janata 78.9-100%. NSE can be combined with Helicoverpa armigera Nuclear Polyhedrosis Virus (HaNPV) and can reduce cost of pest control until 63.4%. NSE had been used by stakeholders and they interested to using it. The strategy of botanicals pestiscide development can be done by Farmer Field School.Key words: Azadirachta indica L., Neem Seed Extract, botanicals pesticide, potency, problem, strategic for development]]>
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